By Police1 Staff
HOUSTON — Police said an officer was forced to shoot a K-9 after the dog latched onto his thigh during a pursuit.
According to KHOU, police discovered a stolen vehicle Wednesday and were pursuing a juvenile male and female who fled the scene in the car.
The vehicle crashed into the K-9 officer’s car. Police released the K-9 on the juveniles who attempted to escape on foot, but the K-9 attacked an officer and latched onto his thigh, the news station reported.
The officer shot the K-9, Jake, twice. Jake was transported to a local animal hospital where he is undergoing surgery, ABC13 reported. The officer was transported to a local hospital with bite injuries.
Police said it is currently unclear if the officer believed it was a stray dog or a police K-9.
The juveniles were taken into custody.
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